'Some considerations on the Antiquity and Use of the Indian Characters or Figures' by Mr Cope
Reference number: RBO/19/24
Date: 1735
Description
Refers to the gateway at Widgel Hall in Hertfordshire (see RBO/19/16 page 93)
Original figure of gateway attached
Discusses Indian numerical figures found in Western manuscripts
Read to the Royal Society on 8 May 1735
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- RBO/19/24
- Earliest possible date
- 1735
- Page extent
- 6 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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'Some considerations on the Antiquity and Use of the Indian Characters or Figures' by Mr Cope, 1735, RBO/19/24, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_19_24/some-considerations-on-the-antiquity-and-use-of-the-indian-characters-or-figures-by-mr-cope, accessed on 16 March 2026
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Register Book of the Royal Society Volume 19, copies of papers communicated 1734-1736
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